Estimated availability (as of 31st December 2011) is end January 2012 for the first batch of 10 000. On 31st December 2011 at 22:00, the Foundation auctioned the first two of ten beta boards on a seven-day auction. The following eight were auctioned on the following days. Initially, there will be shipping from the UK and possibly the US, but will probably expand with local distributors by the second quarter of 2012.

You will often hear mention about the BBC Micro Computer when people talk about the purpose of the foundation, a great article by RegHardware details the history of the BBC Micro Computer and why it was brought about.